Blind Blake - Early Morning Blues: Essential Recordings 1926-1932 [New

COLLECTOR'S DIGIPACK SERIES

Blind Blake was one of the greatest acoustic blues guitarists of all-time. His guitar style and technique were unique, capturing the pulsating rhythms of the blues, ragtime, and jazz music recorded during the 1920s and early 1930s. This newly remastered CD set includes his finest tunes waxed by the Paramount label between 1926 and 1932 (originally released as 10” 78-rpm discs). All of these poignant tracks, many of them singled out as classic early blues performances, would form the basis of Blind Blake’s enduring legacy and secure his role as one of the legends of that period.

PERSONNEL:

• ARTHUR “BLIND” BLAKE, vocals and guitar.
• Also featuring: Gus Cannon (banjo on track 18),
• Charlie Spand (piano on track 9),
• Dad Nelson (kazoo on track 4), among others.

Recorded in Chicago, Richmond, and Grafton, between 1926 and 1932.

TRACKS:

• 01. Rope Stretchin’ Blues
• 02. Hard Pushin’ Papa
• 03. Diddie Wa Diddie
• 04. Black Dog Blues
• 05. One Time Blues
• 06. Too Tight Blues
• 07. Low Down Lovin’ Ga
• 08. Georgia Bound
• 09. HastingS Street
• 10. Third Degree Blues
• 11. Early Morning Blues
• 12. Come on BoyS Let’s Do That Messin’ Around
• 13. Skeedle Loo Doo Blues
• 14. Lonesome ChristmaS Blues
• 15. I WaS Afraid of That
• 16. Dry Bone Shuffle
• 17. You Gonna Quit Me Blues
• 18. He’s in the Jailhouse Now
• 19. Blake’s Worried Blues
• 20. West Coast Blues
• 21. Sea Board Stomp
• 22. Wabash Rag
• 23. Southern Ragv
• 24. Rumblin’ and Ramblin’ Boa Constrictor Blues
• 25. Champagne Charlie is My Name
• 26. Depression’s Gone from Me Blues
• TOTAL TIME: 78:35 Min.